Guo Ailun Live Streams to Refute Rumors, Stating He Never Asked for Top Salary from Liaoning; Two Years Ago, He Once Said He Wanted to Leave the Team

Today, Guangzhou’s new recruit Guo Ailun live-streamed to refute various rumors online and responded to them. Among these, he mentioned that he never asked Liaoning for top salary, and the reason he hired an economic team was to negotiate a contract with Guangzhou. The gist of his original statement is as follows.

“I have never asked for top salary. There is not much difference in terms of money between Class D and Class C contracts. I did not leave because of money. It’s absolutely false that I insisted on getting the top salary.”

“I had two discussions with the club (in June and August) before, and there was no appearance of an economic team until one time two years ago when I said I wanted to leave the team (Liaoning). Another time was when I learned about my transfer to Guangzhou and temporarily found an agent to talk with the Liaoning team. This year, I felt very guilty during the period when I was injured and could not play. When discussing with the club whether they still wanted me, the club expressed that they did want me. Alright, I said that was great, I don’t need the top salary, I just want a Class C contract. It sounds good that Guo Ailun only wants a Class C contract. So, I originally thought Liaoning could use this top salary slot to pursue players to enhance our team’s strength, but the team did not get any new players. Before June 31st, this top salary slot must be reported. I said I don’t want the top salary, but if you don’t give me the top salary, I can leave automatically. I said I definitely won’t leave, believe me. But in the end, they still reported me for the top salary. That’s the so-called issue of whether I wanted it or not, but actually, I didn’t care at all.”

Then, when talking about his previous promise to Liaoning fans that they would definitely see him on the court, Guo Ailun choked up, saying that he could not accept leaving now, wondering what the fans would do.